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17th Century European Prints

Marcus De Bije (Dutch, 1612-1670)
Recumbent Bear Facing Left
Series: Bears. Set of two engravings, 1664. Engravings by Bije, after drawings by Marcus I. Gerard (1559). Published by Nicolaas Visscher (c. 1700). Reference: Bartsch 67 and 73.
4-11/16 x 6 inches.
26555
$1100 (for set of 2)
Marcus De Bije (Dutch, 1612-1670)
Recumbent Bear Drinking
Series: Bears. Set of two engravings, 1664. Engravings by Bije, after drawings by Marcus I. Gerard (1559). Published by Nicolaas Visscher (c. 1700). Reference: Bartsch 67 and 73.
4-11/16 x 6 inches.
26556
$1100 (for set of 2)
Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
La Pièta
Etching and engraving. Reference: Lieure 23 ii/ii. Signed in the plate. Collector’s stamp verso. Trimmed to just within plate mark. Tape, previous hinge verso.
4-1/8 x 3-1/8 inches.
29290c
$425

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G. B. Castiglione (Italian, 1616-1670)
The Raising of Lazarus
Etching, c. 1649. Small margins. References: Bartsch 6, Percy 22.
8-1/8 x 11-3/4 inches.
28636c
$1200
Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Collignon (France, 1609-1657)
Landscape, Castle by River, Town in Distance
Pen and ink drawing, c. 1648. Faint water spot in image.
4-1/2 x 9 inches.
[BLD017]
$875 framed
Nicolas Cochin (French,1610-1688)
Die Versuchung des hl. Antonius. (The Temptation of St. Anthony)
Etching. Reference: LeBlanc 29. Very good impression, trimmed to just outside of border line.
9-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches.
27260
$2400
Karl Du Jardin (Dutch, 1622-1678)
Les Deux Boefs (Two Oxen)
Etching, 1655. Signed and dated in the plate. Fourth edition, 1712. Arms of Amsterdam watermark. Reference: Bartsch (35) 24 ii/ii, Hollstein 26 ii.
6-1/8 x 7-5/16 inches.
26554
$285
Cornelis Matteus (fl. c. 1637-1656)
Landscape with Herd of Goats
Etching. Plate reworked to add birds. “Cor. Matteus fecit” in the plates. Reference: H. 1 iii.
SIZE inches.
21381
$325
Adriaen Van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685)
The Smoker and the Drinker
Etching, c. 1650. Signed in the plate. Reference: Hollstein 14 vi/vi.-1/8 in. or better margins.
3-1/8 x 2-1/2 inches.
29237c
$1300
Adriaen Van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685)
Le Pecheur a la Ligne (The Anglers)
Etching, c. 1653. 18th c. impression. Reference: Godefroy 26 v/vi.
4-7/16 x 6-3/8 inches.
20580
$1200
Crispin De Passe (French, 1565-1637)
The Five Senses
Set of six engravings (5 + title page), c. 1600. Very good impressions. Reference: Franken cat. 1098-1102, Hollstein 499-504.
3-3/4 in. diameter each.
27390
SOLD
Gabriel Perelle (French, 1603-1677)
Landscape with Bridge in the Distance
Engraving. Drawn and engraved by Perelle. Published by Pierre Mariette, Paris. Top and side margins trimmed to just outside plate mark.
8 x 8-1/8 inches.
28326c
$360
Gabrielle Perelle trained his two sons Adam (1638-1695) and Nicolas (1631-1695), who both worked as his assistants. Much of the work attributed to Gabrielle Perelle was executed in part or fully by one of the sons, however the work of the three artists is virtually indistinguishable.
Gabriel Perelle (French, 1603-1677)
Landscape with Shepherds
Engraving. Drawn and engraved by Perelle. Published by Pierre Mariette, Paris. Margins-1/4 inch or better.
7-3/8 x 7-3/8 inches.
28325c
$425
Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch, 1609-1669)
Rembrandt Angry (with Air of Grimace)
Etching, 1630 References: Bartsch10iii, Hind10iii, Usticke 10ii. (Trimmed plate with lines burnished out, printed on laid paper with no watermark). Uncommon subject, plate destroyed. Provenance: Given to artist Cornelis Ruhtenberg by Mies van der Rohe, c. 1941.
2-7/8 x 2-3/8 inches.
30247c
$12,000
Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch, 1609-1669)
Rembrandt (Self-Portrait) in Velvet Cap and Plume
Etching. Plate date: 1638. Signed in the plate. References: Hind 156, Bjorklund 38-B, Bartsch 20. Third state (Jean or Bernard impression) with reworking. Small margins.
5-3/8 x 4-1/8 inches.
29662c
$7500
Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch, 1609-1669)
Abraham Francen, Apothecary
Etching, c. 1657. B. 273, H. 291. Bjorklund 57.2. P.F. Basan impression. 7th or 8th state. Margins.
6-1/4 x 8 inches.
29663c
$6200
Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch, 1609-1669)
Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple
Etching with burin and drypoint, 1659. Signed and dated in the plate. Reference: B94. H. 94 iv/iv. 18th c. impression. Thread margins. Crease. Repair along lower left edge.
7-1/8 x 8-1/2 inches.
29935c
New Price: $5800
Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch, 1609-1669)
Man at a Desk, Wearing a Cross and Chain
Etching, 1641. Signed and dated in the plate. Reference: B. 261. H. 261 iv/iv. Small margins. Eagle watermark.
6 x 4-1/8 inches.
29936c
New Price: $5200
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1609-1669)
Jan Antonides van der Linden, Physician
Etching, c. 1665. References: Bjorklund 65-1 state 6/6, Usticke 264 7/7, Hollstein, White & Boon 264 5/5. Late impression on thin tissue. Unexamined out of frame. Flaw that looks to be either a minor repaired tear or printer’s crease in image, lower center. Trimmed to or just within platemark. Ex-collection Llandaff (Lugt 2805).
4-7/8 x 4 inches.
[BLD067]
$1600 framed
Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch, 1609-1669)
The Bathers
Etching, 1631. Late second state (Basan), or early Usticke 3rd. Signed and dated in plate. Reference: B. 195. Small margins, partial shield watermark, laid paper.
4-1/4 x 5-5/16 inches.
27007
$2800
Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
St. William of Maleval
Etching. Signed in the plate. Grape cluster and fleur de lis in oval watermark. Thread margins. Light soil, a few spots along sheet edges. Reference: Wallace 99 ii/ii.
13-1/4 x 8-7/8 inches.
28635c
$500
Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Figurine
Etching on laid paper with margins. Monogram in the plate. Wallace 66 ii/ii, Bartsch 67. Foxing.
5-5/8 x 3-3/4 inches.
29725c
$300
Raphael Sadeler (Flemish, c.1561-1632)
A King Visits
Plate 42 for Life of the Hermits. Engraving, 1615. Stain in right margin extending slightly into image.
8-1/2 x 6 inches.
22972
$225
after David Teniers II (1610-1690)
Nativity
Engraving by Cornelis Galle (1615-1678) after drawing by Teniers. Published by Joanne Galle (1600-1676). Light staining and discoloration.
11-3/8 x 8-1/2 inches.
22510
$225
Jan Van De Velde II (c. 1593-1641)
Sheep on a Ferry Near a Square Tower and Village Gate
Series: Landscapes. Etching, 1616. Reference: H. 285 ii/iii.
4-3/4 x 7-3/8 inches.
19318
$475
Jan Van De Velde II (c. 1593-1641)
View of a Valley
Series: Landscapes, plate 7. Etching, 1616. Reference: H. 286 ii/iii. Printing flaw in top center of image.
4-3/4 x 7-3/8 inches.
19319
$500
Jan Van De Velde II (c. 1593-1641)
Ruins of Thermae of Caracalla
Series: Landscapes, plate 10. Etching, 1616. Reference: H. 289.
4-3/4 x 7-3/8 inches.
19322
$460
Jan Van De Velde II (c. 1593-1641)
Landscape with Tower of ‘Het His Te Kleef’
Series: Landscapes, plate 8. Etching, 1616. Reference: H. 287 ii/iii.
4-3/4 x 7-3/8 inches.
19320
$450

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17th Century European Prints

Gabrielle Perelle trained his two sons Adam (1638-1695) and Nicolas (1631-1695), who both worked as his assistants. Much of the work attributed to Gabrielle Perelle was executed in part or fully by one of the sons, however the work of the three artists is virtually indistinguishable.